State specific eligibility group (Feb)

SAS Name
SS_ELG_CD_MO_2

SSTATE-SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CODE CLASSIFICATION FOR THE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE AND FOR THE RESPECTIVE MONTH.

Comments

USER NOTES: THESE SOURCE CODES ARE GENERALLY NOT USEFUL FOR MOST RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE DATA ELEMENT VALUES CHANGE OVER TIME, VARY ACROSS STATES IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL AND TYPE OF ELIGIBILITY DESCRIBED, REQUIRE A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIRE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDIOSYNCRACIES OF INDIVIDUAL STATE ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS. THESE CODES HAVE BEEN MAPPED INTO MAX UNIFORM ELIGIBILITY CODES. THEREFORE, MOST USERS WILL WANT TO USE MAX UNIFORM ELIGIBILITY CODES. THROUGH 9/98 THIS DATA ELEMENT WAS 4 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH, LEFT-JUSTIFIED AND BLANK FILLED (TWO RIGHT POSITIONS). BEGINNING IN 10/98, IT IS 6 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH. THIS CODE VALUE IS APPENDED TO EACH RECORD FOR THE ELIGIBLE PERSON, FROM THE MSIS ELIGIBILITY FILES.

NOTE: IN MAX 2008, A CLARIFICATION NOTE WAS ADDED ABOUT THE VALUE ASSIGNED WHEN SOMEONE HAS CLAIMS BUT NO ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION.

USER NOTE: WHEN SOMEONE HAS CLAIMS BUT NO ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION, THIS DATA ELEMENT IS 9-FILLED.

SOURCE: MSIS ELIGIBILITY FILES: 'ELIGIBILITY-GROUP'.